Cyclones baseball falls to LR Central 11-6CLARKSVILLE — The Little Rock Central Tigers used a five-run seventh inning Wednesday to breeze past the Russellville Cyclones 11-6 at Lonnie R. Qualls Field on the campus of the University of the Ozarks. The Cyclones had tied the game at 6-6 in the bottom of the sixth inning on a double by Mark Moyer, but the Tigers backed up two singles with four walks and a fielder’s choice to score five runs and put the Cyclones out of reach in the top of ...

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Atkins' Pinion retires from coachingATKINS — There has to be more to life than winning or losing a game. Atkins High School basketball coach Craig Pinion has decided it’s time to figure out if that’s true. Pinion, who coached the Red Devils for 10 years and the Lady Red Devils the last four, had his resignation approved by the Atkins School Board on Monday night. The board also approved his reassignment to high school dean of students and assistant to the principal, athletic dir...

Lady Rebels fall to MarmadukePANGBURN — The Johnson County Westside Lady Rebels had their season come to an end Wednesday afternoon, as the Marmaduke Lady Greyhounds outscored JCW 24-9 in the second quarter and won 92-59. Marmaduke (40-2) advanced to Saturday’s Class AA girls state championship game in Hot Springs. Johnson County Westside (28-6) advanced to the AA state semifinals for the first time in school history, won the regular-season conference and tournament title...

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Cyclones' season ends in semifinalsSILOAM SPRINGS — Cyclones head coach Codey Mann hugged his starting seniors near the end of their 48-27 loss to the Jonesboro Golden Hurricane in the semifinals of the Class 6A State Tournament. With time running out, Mann benched his starters to let the remaining graduating seniors get just a few more minutes of high school basketball under their belts. Jonesboro (26-5) won the Class 6A State Title in 2014 and will face Pine Bluff on Friday f...

Pirates to host baseball classic WednesdayDOVER — Pirates head coach Jason McGhee will do just about anything to get a few baseball games in. With two separate rounds of winter weather devouring almost a week-and-a-half of the season, Wednesday's River Valley and Northwest Arkansas Classic at J.P. Lovelady Park will be a perfect opportunity to get a few games in. “We’re just at a point where we want to play, and we'll just play three games if we have to,” McGhee said. Dover is one of ...

Lady Cyclones soccer wins home openerThe Russellville Lady Cyclones soccer team won their home opener 1-0 over the Little Rock Central Lady Tigers on Monday at Cyclone Stadium. Ariston Gray scored Russellville’s (2-1) goal off a corner kick from Maria Marasco. Lady Cyclones head coach Kelly Young said the rainy conditions were difficult to play through, but was pleased to see her team was up to the challenge. “It changes the game,” she said. “This game was evenly matched, and it ...

Dardanelle’s remarkable postseason run ends in state semisOZARK – A furious fourth-quarter comeback by the Dardanelle Sand Lizards came up just short Monday in the semifinals of the Class 4A State Tournament as the Sand Lizards fell 65-55 to the Subiaco Trojans. The Trojans led 60-40 with 3:15 left before Dardanelle went on a 15-0 run to come within 60-55 with 53 seconds left. Jerome Luster got off a good look from just inside the left elbow after a Dardanelle steal, but the shot came up short. A Sub...

Apaches defeat Atkins 15-11ATKINS — The Pottsville Apaches defeated the Atkins Red Devils 15-11 in a slugfest held on Saturday. Pottsville took a 4-2 lead in the top of the third inning, but the Red Devils answered with five runs. Each team added two runs in the fourth, but the Apaches added five in the fifth to take an 11-9 lead. Atkins (0-1) added one in the sixth, but Pottsville scored four in the seventh and held the Red Devils to one to secure the victory. The Apac...

Cyclones advance to 6A semifinalsSILOAM SPRINGS — The Russellville Cyclones secured their place in the semifinals of the Class 6A State Tournament with a commanding 85-61 win over the El Dorado Wildcats on Monday. The Cyclones (14-13) went on a 21-0 scoring spree in the third quarter and never looked back. Russellville went to the locker room with a 44-38 lead at halftime. El Dorado pulled within 45-41 in the third quarter, but that was it for scoring until early in the fourt...

Dardanelle advances to state semis with 62-51 victory over HighlandOZARK – The Dardanelle Sand Lizards clinched a berth in the semifinals of the Class 4A State Tournament Sunday with a 62-51 victory over the Highland Rebels. The Rebels pulled within 31-28 early in the third quarter before the Sand Lizards went on a 16-5 run to open up a 47-33 lead. The Rebels would come as close as nine down the stretch, but the Sand Lizards withstood Highland’s pressure defense to secure the victory. Both teams came of the g...

Cyclones advance, Lady Cyclones fallSILOAM SPRINGS – The Russellville Cyclones defeated the Benton Panthers 58-46 in the first round of the Class 6A state tournament on Saturday. The Cyclones took an 18-17 lead over the Panthers at halftime and extended their lead in the third quarter when K.J. Patrick fired in the first two 3-pointers by either team with 7:08 left in the third quarter. Andy Campbell's steal and layup put Russellville up 25-20. Kentrell Scott and Campbell each s...

Luster scores 46 as Dardanelle advances in 4A State TourneyOZARK – Jerome Luster put on a performance for the ages Saturday in the opening round of the Class 4A State Tournament at Ozark as the Dardanelle Sand Lizards defeated the Arkadelphia Badgers 62-57. Luster scored an astounding 46 points as the Sand Lizards withstood a late Arkadelphia rally to preserve the victory. After Dardanelle took a 54-45 lead with 3:42 left in the fourth quarter, the Badgers went on a 10-2 run to trim Dardanelle’s lead ...

Lady Rebels advance at statePANGBURN — One down, three to go. The Johnson County Westside Lady Rebels defeated the East Poinsett County Lady Warriors 63-58 on Saturday in the first round of the Class 2A State Tournament inside Tiger Arena. The Lady Rebels are three games from their goal: an appearance in the Class 2A state title game next week. Johnson County took a 13-11 lead at the end of the first quarter and a 25-21 lead by half. After the third quarter, the Lady Reb...

Warriors, Lady Warriors fall in state tournementWICKES, Ark. — The Lamar Warriors were defeated by the Mayflower Eagles 48-61 in the first round of the Class 3A State Tournament, while the Lamar Lady Warriors fell 52-50 in overtime. The Lady Warriors were led by seniors Susie Nordin (12) with 18 points, Kylee Thomas (14) with 15 points. Also pictured are Sami Oxford (20), Sarah Shaw (11) and Lyndsey Frost (13). This was the final high school basketball game for these five seniors. Pictured ...

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Lady Rebels win region, head to stateCOAL HILL — When the post season began, the Johnson County Westside Lady Rebels had a saying: “Eight games to the state tournament.” Right now, the team is 4-0 through those eight, with four games left in front of them. The Lady Rebels are 26-5 overall and finished the season 15-0 in their home gym — even after hosting the Class 2A West Region Tournament last week. “We are all aware of what is in front of us,” Westside head coach Steve Golden ...

Lady Apaches bumped from state tourneyOZARK — The Pottsville Lady Apaches made their exit from the Class 4A State Tournament after a 66-36 loss to the Central Arkansas Christian (CAC) Lady Mustangs on Friday inside the Hillbilly Activity Center. Pottsville gave up an 8-0 run to open the game and never quite recovered. The Lady Apaches pulled within three- and one points in the first and second quarter, but once the Lady Mustangs went up 15 points early in the third quarter, Pottsv...

State tournaments delayed againThe 2014-15 State Basketball Tournament has been pushed back another day thanks to another dose of inclement weather that struck the area on Wednesday. The tournament was originally scheduled to begin Wednesday, but was moved to Thursday and then again to today after the Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) determined roads between participating schools were unsafe for travel. The postponement will push the semifinal round in each classificat...

Jones feels confident in Lady Apaches softballPOTTSVILLE — Lady Apaches head coach Greg Jones said he feels pretty good about this years softball team. “This is probably the most athletic team I’ve ever coached,” he said. “We’ve got some young talent. We’re going to get some young girls in there and we’re excited about it.” The Lady Apaches graduated four starters last season, but Jones said he has experience returning to the field this season. Jones listed senior Teddy Bailey, Rachel Wri...

Yates' 53 leads Gators over EaglesDANVILLE — The Two Rivers Gators took third in the Class 3A Region 1 tournament with a 94-86 double-overtime victory over the Paris Eagles on Monday. The Gators were led by Morgan Yates’ astonishing 53 points, with Garot Brimm scoring 12 and Logan Jones scoring 11. At the end of the first quarter the Gators trailed 22-10. Two Rivers fell behind 38-25 at halftime and slipped behind by as many as 21 points in the third quarter. The Gators soon b...

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Hector falls to QuitmanCOAL HILL — The Hector Lady Wildcats suffered a 58-50 loss to the Quitman Lady Bulldogs in the semifinals of the Class 2A West Region Tournament inside Rebel Gymnasium on Monday. Hector led 10-7 after the first quarter, but fell behind 27-21 at halftime. After the third quarter the Bulldogs pulled ahead 39-28. The Lady Wildcats were led in scoring by Laken Stanek with 20, Alyssa Millsaps with 17, Darci Fountain with six, Avery Williams with fi...

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